gagner — meaning in English
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English meaning
- earn verb To receive money in return for work done.
- gain verb To get or come to have something, especially something useful or valuable.
- make verb To create, produce, or build something.
- score noun The total number of points, goals, or runs earned in a game or contest.
- win verb To come out on top in a contest, game, war, or competition.
Senses
gagner is used for these senses in English:
- earn (transitive) To receive payment for work or for a role or position held (regardless of whether effort was applied or whether the remuneration is deserved or commensurate).
- earn (intransitive) To receive payment for work.
- gain (transitive) To acquire possession of.
- make (obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.
- score To earn points in a game.
- win (transitive) To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).
earn — full definition
- verb To receive money in return for work done.
- verb To gain something, such as respect or a reputation, through effort or merit.
gain — full definition
- verb To get or come to have something, especially something useful or valuable.
- verb To increase in weight, speed, value, or some other measurable quantity.
- verb To win or come out ahead in a contest or competition.
- noun An increase, improvement, or something acquired as a benefit.
- noun In electronics, the amount by which a device amplifies a signal.